picks As mobile carriers ramp up bribery program, Internet coalition says no to "zero rating" Cory Doctorow

News FCC votes to end prison phone rate robbery  Ellsworth Toohey

architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder

net neutrality FCC aims to reinstate net neutrality Rob Beschizza

ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving? Elías Villoro

gender State Farm Insurance backs off support for kids' "GenderCool" book program after pressure from conservatives Rob Beschizza

climate change Harvard is divesting its $41 billion endowment from fossil fuels Thom Dunn

climate change Climate-conscious students will soon enjoy more meat-free options in Berlin's university canteens Jess Sabine

conspiracy theories How conspiracy theories challenge Snopes' mission to find the "truth" Thom Dunn

poetry The incredibly complicated question of how to translate inaugural poet Amanda Gorman Thom Dunn

censorship Internet Service Provider blocks social media after Trump's Twitter Ban, allegedly at request of customers Thom Dunn

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist's perspective Ferdinando Buscema

Business Charter/Spectrum sold customers expensive home security systems, then killed the program and left them high and dry Cory Doctorow

eff 2019: EFF enters the competition fray Cory Doctorow

politics Britons and some Irish head to the polls Rob Beschizza

censorship Online freedom of expression hits a ten-year low Cory Doctorow

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

murder Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

law Trump's FCC won a terrible victory in last week's net neutrality ruling, but we're still winning the war Cory Doctorow